Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania
Lithuania: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 2 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2 for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in 2015.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania peaked at 3 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2004.
Lithuania ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | -66.7% |
| 2005 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 2.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Lithuania was 2 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 2001.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
- How does Lithuania rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Lithuania ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.